One of every HTM department’s most important responsibilities is to ensure the hospital is compliant with all laws and regulations impacting its medical equipment management program. And, let’s face it, there are a lot of them, and they change every few years.
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The Joint Commission has named Kathryn D. Petrovic, MSN, RN-BC, the next director of the Department of Standards and Survey Methods. Mary Brockway, RN, MS, the current director, announced her retirement earlier this fall.
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The Joint Commission and Joint Commission Resources, Inc. have published a new book titled “Health Care Worker Safety Checklists: Protecting Those Who Serve.” The book includes a collection of 62 checklists designed to keep healthcare workers safe.
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Here, six of the top luminaries in HTM discuss the biggest headlines from 2019 and what to expect in 2020 and beyond.
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The Joint Commission has released Pioneers in Quality: Proven Practices Collection 2019, a publication recognizing 25 U.S. hospitals and health systems that have successfully leveraged electronic clinical quality measures and health information technology to advance quality improvement.
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